The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-07-24
Hanlan Wins.

PULLMAN, Ills, July %. - Hanlan
wIn. Time, % 80. The race was rowed
IN the dark, and Gsudaur finished a
Quarter of mile wide of the course.
PULLMAN, ILL.,, July 23.-Pro baby the
greatest 6zzle OF a boat race ever
rowed in the west was rowed here this
afternoon, in which Edwin Hanlan
nominaIIy defeated Jacob Gaudaur. 1t
had been announced that the contest
Would be for he championship of
| Amt RIGA and 81 900, and to each OF the
participants a slice of the receipts at
| the gate. In addition, it was expected
the re-ult would define whether
hanIan, whom many people believed
| the greatest oarsman. had virtually
| @ osed his career. The race settled
nothing, and no particular success, not
even in the matter of gate receipts.
ABOUT 1900 people only were present
instead of 8 900 or 10000 expected.
! Those who stald away had cause TO
congratulate themselves for while the
affair was characterized by e1ecrab'e
management to say nothing OF the
suspicion that the rsca itself partook of
the nature of nippodrome like the
last contest between the two men, to-
davis race was rowed under peculiar
CONDITIONS Taeir race on Decoration Day
took place in the midst of binding
rain that PR yer ted close watch being
kept. To-day they rowed in the dark,
and watching of any kind was impos-
sible. When Hanlan finished, in front
of the grand stand, Gaudaur was one
quarter of mile away out in the middle
iOf ha tok "a Nh GhnFn Nnntd
see him. and rumors were prevalent of
all natures, some believing that he had
been capsized. while others thought he
had given up, and had been taken
aboard the press boat.
Their fears proved to be unfounded,
however, aud he soon pulled down the
channel to the boat house. The race
had been advertised TO take place
between 2 and o'clock, and people
began to gather at O'Clock. There
was not over 1000 persons, how
ever, but they feel the keen
northwest breeze and those who
brought overcoats were fortunate.
Five 6 and o'clock passed. and there
was no sign of the contestants. The
people were ny this time disgusted and
tired out. Notwithstanding the water
was not particularly rough, though a
fresh northwest breeze was blowing,
it was nearly o'clock before the
contestants made their appearance. The
decay was ostensibly due TO disagree
ment between the TWO osrsmen, Gaudaur
claiming the articles of agreement
guaranteed him smooth water. At toe
last Whan everybody was fam shed and
he would wait no longer and
that if Gaudaur did not row,
the race would be given to Hanlan,
so finally they started. At the outset
Gaudaur took the lead and was half a
length ahead as long as the pair could
be seen. They had turned the
stake and were nearly half way
to the line before the wretched tub pro-
vided as press boat again caught
J sight of either through the darkness.
Hsnlsn was then sight or ten boat
| lengths ahead of Gaudaur, who was
as onishingly wide of the course, and
kept on so. At this junclur Gandaur
| 81 urted in a wonderful manner,
which seemed to indicate that he
! must have won, if on his course.
He kept on OBJ iquely, however, finishing
on ABOUT equal terms with Hanlan, as
near as could be judged by his position
in the darkness, which was almost
total. He was disqualified by his
position and the race was giv,n to
Hanlan, who finished in 80.
After the race, st John, Gaudaur's
hacker, sad he told the latter to go out
and lose the race. He couldn't afford
to attempt to win, when the agreement
was not complied with, as the water
was so much in favor of Hanlan. He
would not have allowed the race TO be
awarded Ranlan, only he wanted to
satisfy the people by showing them
something for their money.